. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/IND/56 
27 August 2008  
 (08-3983) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  INDIA
  
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Health and Family  Welfare, Government of India 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Maximum Residues Limits (MRLs) of di fferent pesticides in carbonated water 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  All 
trading partners exporting food items that contains label to India. 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Prevention of Food 
Adulteration (Amendment) Rules, 2007.  Notifi cation No. G.S.R. 498 (E) dated 05 July 2008 
(available in Hindi and English, 3 pages) 
6. Description of content:  The notification brings out the Ma ximum Residues Limits (MRLs) 
of different pesticides  in carbonated water.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests    
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  The guidelines of FAO/WHO Codex 
Alimentarius have been considered. 
9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   The Gazette of India 
Extraordinary PART II – Section 3 – Sub-Section (i), dated 05 July 2008  (available in Hindi 
and English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  4 October 2008   
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  4 October 2008   G/SPS/N/IND/56 
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  12. Final date for comments:  3 October 2008 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Dr. D. Chattopadhya, Assistant Director General, Internationa l Food Division, SPS Enquiry 
Point for Food Safety, Department of Health, Mi nistry of Health and Family Welfare, Nirman 
Bhawan, New Delhi – 110 011;  Tel:  +(91 11) 2306 1968;  Fax:  +(91 11) 2306 1083,  E-mail: adgif-mohfw@nic.in 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or 
address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Website of the Ministry of Health & Fa mily Welfare, Government of India - 
http://www.mohfw.nic.in/pfa.htm  
Dr. D. Chattopadhya, Assistant Director General, Internationa l Food Division, SPS Enquiry 
Point for Food Safety, Department of Health, Mi nistry of Health and Family Welfare, Nirman 
Bhawan, New Delhi – 110 011;  Tel:  +(91 11) 2306 1968;  Fax:  +(91 11) 2306 1083,  E-mail: adgif-mohfw@nic.in